Police are working to determine if garbage dumped along a dirt road on the West Mesa is the remains of a marijuana growing operation.

Dr. David Teertstra said that he found the garbage spanning about a quarter of a mile along the road. He said that he walks his dog along the road every day and just discovered the piles Monday morning.

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Inside the mounds of trash appeared to be piles of a strange plant that appeared to be marijuana.

"It looked like waste from a pool chemical or landscaping company at first," Teertstra said.

He said that he also found mail addressed to several different people at the same home.

Amongst the trash and plants are materials for indoor growing, like piping, carbon dioxide and a special light called a "Growzilla."

A police officer used a field test kit on the plants to determine if they were marijuana. The sample tested negative.

Officers returned Monday evening to gather more evidence.

Police said that they will do further tests on what appears to be marijuana.